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Archimedes was born c. 287 BC in the seaport city of Syracuse, Sicily, at that time a self-governing colony in Magna Graecia, located along the coast of Southern Italy. The date of birth is based on a statement by the Byzantine Greek historian John Tzetzes that Archimedes lived for 75 years.
Phidias died in one of two ways: 1: He died in prison after being accused by Pericles' (his close friend) enemies of stealing gold from the Athena Parthenos. However he prov â¦ ed his innocence, and Pericles' enemies then accused him of engraving Pericles and his faces into the Athena Parthenos' shield.